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Welcome to the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Physiology is the study of how biological systems perform their functions to maintain the steady-state internal environment of living organisms. We can study these processes at the genetic, cellular, organ system or whole-animal level. Our departmental name reflects the increasing application of molecular biology techniques in the understanding of physiological function. Understanding the basic concepts of physiological control of organ systems in the human body is key to identifying regulatory processes during organ dysfunction and disease states which, in turn, may elucidate a novel approach in therapeutic intervention.Our Department Links:
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Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
LSU Health Shreveport
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Physical Address:
1501 Kings Highway
Shreveport, LA 71103
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PO Box 33932
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
Phone: (318) 675-6011
Latest Department News
![2021 Teaching Award Recipients]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635971810/lsuhscshreveportedu/eptgfrytkfo39t2mvr95/MackayandRashdannews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1635971810/lsuhscshreveportedu/eptgfrytkfo39t2mvr95/MackayandRashdannews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635971810/lsuhscshreveportedu/eptgfrytkfo39t2mvr95/MackayandRashdannews.jpg","width":520}])
Congratulations to Ryan Mackay and Nabil Rashdan! They are the 2021 Teaching Award Recipients. Ryan and Nabil taught in the summer Physiology for Allied Health Professionals course. Congratulations!
![Gaganpreet Kaur photo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617220043/lsuhscshreveportedu/way9lnoxkmz6youyucq1/KaurGaganpreet2020.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1617220043/lsuhscshreveportedu/way9lnoxkmz6youyucq1/KaurGaganpreet2020.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1617220043/lsuhscshreveportedu/way9lnoxkmz6youyucq1/KaurGaganpreet2020.jpg","width":520}])
Congratulations to Gaganpreet Kaur, Graduate Assistant in the Harris Lab. Gaganpreet has been chosen to receive an Outstanding Poster Award for her e-poster presentation at Vascular Biology 2021. Her poster was entitled, "The loss of Endothelial Glycocalyx in Diabetic Retinopathy".
![Graduate Student of the Month for November]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635872517/lsuhscshreveportedu/bnfayxhhfo6zuldmp25h/LukeWhitenews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1635872517/lsuhscshreveportedu/bnfayxhhfo6zuldmp25h/LukeWhitenews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635872517/lsuhscshreveportedu/bnfayxhhfo6zuldmp25h/LukeWhitenews.jpg","width":520}])
The November Graduate Student of the Month is Luke White. His dissertation project is titled, “Development and Experimental Validation of Emergency Ventilatory Strategies and Adjunctive Devices for Reducing Ventilator Induced Lung Injury”.
The research of Lynn Harrison, PhD, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at LSUHS, was selected by NASA’s Space Biology Program as one of three space biology proposals to prepare for future research on the surface of the moon.
![Graduate Student of the Month for July]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1625690304/lsuhscshreveportedu/sszcvomptpxh4iaps1hj/AmatyaShripa_news.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1625690304/lsuhscshreveportedu/sszcvomptpxh4iaps1hj/AmatyaShripa_news.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1625690304/lsuhscshreveportedu/sszcvomptpxh4iaps1hj/AmatyaShripa_news.jpg","width":520}])
The July Graduate Student of the Month is Shripa Amatya. Shripa works in the lab of Dr. Diana Cruz-Topete in the Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology. Her dissertation project is titled, “A Dual Role of Glucocorticoid Signaling in Modulating Inflammation in Adipose Tissue”.
![LSUHS working to increase safety of emergency ventilation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1625771875/lsuhscshreveportedu/ldi40fbjqkcrsty0d6ee/TidalVolumeDevice.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1625771875/lsuhscshreveportedu/ldi40fbjqkcrsty0d6ee/TidalVolumeDevice.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1625771875/lsuhscshreveportedu/ldi40fbjqkcrsty0d6ee/TidalVolumeDevice.jpg","width":653}])
Shreveport Times - During a global pandemic which has literally taken the breath away of so many, LSUHS scientists and researchers have been working to increase the safety and efficacy of emergency ventilation. The Tidal Volume Monitor project is spearheaded by the LSUHS Device group.
![Dr. Lynn Harrison Receives Copping Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623346557/lsuhscshreveportedu/hmbk4zezc45ljsqr16kt/LHCopping1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1623346557/lsuhscshreveportedu/hmbk4zezc45ljsqr16kt/LHCopping1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623346557/lsuhscshreveportedu/hmbk4zezc45ljsqr16kt/LHCopping1.png","width":520}])
Dr. Lynn Harrison, Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, is the recipient of the 2021 Allen A. Copping Excellence in Teaching Award for Basic Science.
![Mansoureh Barzegar is the Recipient of the 2021 Chancellor’s Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623344723/lsuhscshreveportedu/yta4o7desrfv1la3fq9j/Mansoureh1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1623344723/lsuhscshreveportedu/yta4o7desrfv1la3fq9j/Mansoureh1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623344723/lsuhscshreveportedu/yta4o7desrfv1la3fq9j/Mansoureh1.jpg","width":520}])
Mansoureh Barzegar, Graduate Assistant in the Alexander Laboratory in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, is the recipient of the 2021 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies. The Chancellor’s Award is presented annually to an outstanding graduating student.
![Gaganpreet Kaur recognized at 2021 IDEAS Symposium]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623343991/lsuhscshreveportedu/us2uktizqawkrtgtqpq6/KaurGRD1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1623343991/lsuhscshreveportedu/us2uktizqawkrtgtqpq6/KaurGRD1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623343991/lsuhscshreveportedu/us2uktizqawkrtgtqpq6/KaurGRD1.jpg","width":520}])
Gaganpreet Kaur, Graduate Assistant in the Harris Laboratory, won two awards at the 2021 Interactive Discoveries Education & Awareness of Science (IDEAS) Research Symposium.
Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Molecular and Cellular Physiology
